Description:
Once considered the antithesis of a verdant and vibrant
ecosystem, cities are now being hailed as highly efficient and
complex social ecological systems. Emerging from the streets of
the post-industrial city are well-tended community gardens,
rooftop farms and other viable habitats capable of supporting
native flora and fauna. At the forefront of this transformation
are the citizens living in the cities themselves. As people
around the world increasingly relocate to urban areas, this book
discusses how they engage in urban stewardship and what civic
participation in the environment means for democracy.